Oscura

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Soundscape: Tyler Fitzmaurice & Anna Binta Diallo 

Silent guardian, ancient witness.
Je suis ton ombre dans la nuit.
I pull your tides, shaping your shores.
I see your oceans dance beneath me.
Je vois tes océans danser sous moi.
Je tisse des reflets à la surface des lacs
Mountains rise and fall under my gaze.
J'entends les murmures de tes vents.
The songs of your creatures reach me.
Flames and stillness, I see it all.
Your deserts are my silent companions.
Je regarde les civilisations fleurir et s’éteindre.
Laughter and tears echo across time.
I know the secrets in your stones.
Ta beauté est gravée dans ma mémoire. 
I cradle life, though I am distant.
Your stories are written in your trees.
The layers of your stones tell tales.
Your warmth, forever out of reach.
Je suis ton miroir, reflétant la lumière. 
I yearn to be closer, yet remain apart.
Les secrets du temps sont en moi. 
Dans le silence, je te parle. 
Endless dance, I orbit your soul.
Je reflète ta lumière, mais je ne suis pas toi. 
Your essence is written in your rivers.
The rhythm of your tides is my song.
I am the keeper of your ancient tales.
Together, we dance in the cosmic night.
I am your moon, forever watching, toujours avec toi. ​

Oscura
Anna Binta Diallo

​Inspired by lunar phases, eclipses, global myths, and folklore, Anna Binta Diallo’s Oscura reimagines the garden as an ethereal space where we can explore the mysteries of the cosmos and its deep relationship with humanity.
Oscura features silhouettes of humans, animals, celestial bodies, and natural elements that engage in a dialogue with the trees and plants of Stewart Park and the skies under which they are gathered. Relying on the interplay of light and shadow, they capture the metaphorical whispers of the moon as their rich visual narrative invites us to contemplate the secrets of our planet and the timeless dance of celestial bodies.

Anna Binta Diallo was part of the Afrotopos exhibition at the Stewart Hall Art Gallery. Oscura shows another element of her practice, where themes of unity and transformation are explored through collage and illustration. Diallo was born in Dakar (Sénégal), raised in Saint-Boniface (Manitoba), and lived in Montréal/Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang for more than fifteen years. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally, including in exhibitions in Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver, Taipei, Berlin, Bamako, and Dakar.

For a complete experience, immerse yourselves in the soundscape of Anna Binta Diallo and Tyler Fitzmaurice.

2024